Armature-truck.



110,772,883. PATENTED OCT. 18, 1904.

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ARMATURE TRUCK.

APPLICATION nun JUNE 8, 1904.

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JOHN T. HINES, or ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO THOMASJACKSON CARTER, or. ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.

Y ARM'ATURE-TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,883, dated October18, 1904.

Application filed. June 8, 1904.

' trucks, and the same is more particularly designed for use inmanipulating and moving armatures for electric motors, dynamos, and

- the like; and-the invention primarily seeks to provide a device ofthis character of a very simple, economical, and durable constructionwhich will readily and effectively serve its intended purposes.

Generically my invention comprises a suitable frame mounted upontruck-wheels having fingers or arms for receiving the armature.

With other objects in view the invention also includes certain detailsof construction and combination of parts, all of which will be firstdescribed in detail and then bespecifically pointedout in the appendedclaims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is a perspective view showing my invention as applied for use.Fig. 2 is a similar view after the armature has been unloaded from thetruck. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the truck. Fig. 4 is a verticallongitudinal section thereof on the line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is across-section on the line 5 5. of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail perspectiveview of the truckframe detached.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals andletters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures,

the truck 1 includes an axle 2, on the reduced ends 2 2of which thewheels 3 3 are mounted, and these wheels are held on thereduced portions2 2 of the axle 2 by the split keys 4 4 or in any other approved manner.The axle 2 is formed with an enlarged portion 2 2 to form a distancemember and thereduced ends 2 2 before referred to, and where theenlarged and reduced portions of the axle join they form shoulders 2 2",as clearly shown in Serial No. 211,642. (No model.)

. 5 designates a frame composed of a single strip of metal, including ahorizontal portion 5 to fit on theaxle and the upwardly-extendingright-angled portions 5 5 and the outwardly-extended portions 5 5 theportion 5 being bent back upon itself to form the horizontal portion 5as shown.

Secured to the horizontal portion 5 of the .member 5, which portion 5extends parallel to the axle 2, is-a Y-shaped horizontally-disposedmember 6, composed of two parts 6 6, I

each of corresponding construction, which includes theparallelly-disposed portions 626, bolted or otherwise secured to the,member 5 at its ends 5 5 and extending at rightangles thereto, but in aplane parallel therewith. The member 6 also includes integrally-formedrearwardly and convergingly extending portions 6 6", which terminate inthe flat parallel ends 6 6 lying in parallel planes and spaced apart toreceive the securing ends 7 of the handle-lever 7, to which it issecurely bolted, as at 7 7", or otherwise fastened. The parallelportions 6 6 extend forwardly and are bent into U-shaped hook members 66 and then bent back upon themselves, as at 6 and extend under theportions 6 6 and the ends 5 5, as at 6 and are secured to the saidportions 6 6 and the ends 5 5 by the bolts m m, as clearly shown in thedrawings.

8 8 designate brace members bolted or otherwise secured, as at 8 to theconverging portions 6 6 at one end of the members 8, and the saidmembers8 have their other ends, 8 8, apertured, as at 8 8", to receivethe clips 8 8 which take over the horizontal portion 5 and the axle 2and are secured by nuts 8 8 to hold the members 5 and the members 8 tothe axle 2, and to prevent lateral movement of the member 5 on the axleI pass a bolt 2 through the portion 5 and the axle 2. (See Figs. 2 and4.) The handle-lever 7 also includes a leg 7 and a cross or handlemember proper, 7 at its fee end, the leg 7 a serving to hold the truck,with the handle member 7, sufiiciently elevated to be readily grasped bythe hand of the operator when the truck is at rest.

By providing the hook members 6 6 in the manner shown and described thearmature 9 can be picked up thereby with its shaft 9 resting in the hookmembers 6 6 and held parallel with the truck-axle, so that the truck canbe readily rolled or moved onto the crosssnpports 10 1O over themotor-pit of the car-barn and the armature readily deposited upon orremoved from the holding or handling crane 11, as clearly shown in Fig.2.

By providing the hook members 6 6 of the double thickness of metal bybending the same back upon themselves and securing the sobent-back endsto the frame very strong and rigid members are obtained, which will notbecome twisted or bent out of shape by their prolonged use.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it is thought the complete operation,construction, and advantages of my invention will be readily apparent tothose skilled in the art to whichit appertains, and I desire itunderstood that slight changes in the construction and arrangement ofparts can be readily made without departing from the scope of theinvention or that of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A truck comprising an axle, wheels mounted thereon, a frame includinga vertically and a horizontally disposed portion mounted on said axlebetween said wheels, said horizontally-disposed portion including a pairof hook ends to receive the shaft of the armature with the armaturebetween the hooks to hold the same parallel with said axle, for thepurposes specified.

2. A truck comprising an axle, wheels mounted thereon at each end, aframe including a vertical member and a horizontal member mounted onsaid axle, said horizontal member being secured to said vertical memberand terminating in hook portions to reeeive an armature, brace membersjoining said horizontal member with the axle, and a handle membersecured to said horizontal member, substantially as shown and described.

3. An armature-truck comprising an axle, wheels mounted on each end ofsaid axle, a frame mounted on said axle and including vertical sides anda transverse member joining said sides, a second frame member secured tosaid transverse portion of the vertical members and terminating in hookmembers, a handle-lever having a foot, secured to said second framemember, braces joining said second frame member with the axle,substantially as shown and described.

f. An armature-truck comprising an axle, wheels mounted thereon,avertically-disposed frame portion including vertical side members and across member mounted on said axle, a second frame member including apair of arms terminating in hook ends and secured to said transverseportion of thevertical frame member, a handle-lever secured to said pairof arms at their rear ends, substantially as shown and described.

An armature-truck comprising an axle, wheels mounted thereon, avertirally-disposed frame portion including vertical side members and across member mounted on said axle, a second frame member including apair of arms terminating in hook ends and secured to said cross portionof the vertical frame member, a handle-lever secured to said pair ofarms at their rear ends, and brace members joining said arms with theaxle, substzmtially as shown and described.

6. An arimiture-truck comprising an axle, wheels mounted thereon, avertical frame member consisting of a single strip of metal formingtrai'isverse portions and vertical portions, said vertical frame memberadapted to be secured to said axle, a second frame member consisting ofa pair of arms each terminating at one end in hook members, said armsbeing secured to one of said transverse portions of the first-mentionedframe member, a handle-lever secured to said arms at their other ends,said lever member having a. bandle portion and a foot, and bracessecuring said arms with the axle, substantially as shown and described.

7. An armature-truck comprising an axle, wheels mounted thereon, avertical frame member consisting of a single strip of metal forming atransverse axle-engaging member, vertical side supports, and atransverse top portion, said transverse axle member being secured tosaid axle, a second frame member consisting of a pair of armsterminating at one end in hook members, said arms being secured to saidtransverse top portion of the first-mentioned frame member, ahandle-lever having a handle portion and a foot, and braces securingsaid arms with the axle, said arms being each composed of a single stripof metal bent back upon itself at the book ends, substantially as shownand described.

, JOHN T. lllNlCS.

Witnesses:

\V. P. STnrnnNsoN, E. W. Game.

